thin dice. The shape of the board is very similar to a game from the same era called the ' Game of Ur.' However, unlike that game, for which clay tablets with the rules have been found ...

Irving Finkel from the British Museum tells Marnie about the Royal Game of Ur, one of the most ancient ... and why we struggle to comprehend the randomness of dice with author Tim Clare.

For the Royal Game of Ur, the rules were written down on a cuneiform tablet. It was determined to be a racing strategy game played with dice, although it is still open to interpretation.

This complexity gives the game a strategic dimension that, combined with the randomness of the dice, promises an engaging ... compared to the Royal Game of Ur. "It is a more strategic game ...